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Sony Xperia Z2 Review

Overview

A High-End Android Smartphone By Sony

Shades

Camera

Misc

Sony Xperia Z2 is the latest micro SIM smartphone by Sony Mobile Communications which was showcased at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February, 2014 and launched globally in March 2014.

Display and Dimensions

Z2 has a height of 146.8mm, a width of 73.3mm and thickness of 8.2mm as its dimensions along with a weight of 163gms. Sony Xperia Z2 has got a 5.2-inch, capacitive and multi-touch(up to 10 fingers), IPS LCD touchscreen display with a full HD resolution of 1080x1920 pixels, 16M color depth, 424ppi pixel density, TRILUMINOUS display, X-Reality for mobile picture engine, face unlock, gesture input, screen shot capturing, pan & zoom and throw. Based on Sony's stunning OmniBalance design, it is more slimmer and comfortable with the glass panels encased in a single, solid aluminum frame with smoother edges and is IP55 & IP58 certified dust-resistant and water-proof over 1 meter and 30 minutes. It comes with a lot of remarkable sensors such as accelerometer, gyro, proximity, light, compass and barometer.

Processor and OS

It is an Android v4.4.2, KitKat OS based smartphone with a quad-core 2.3GHz Krait 400 processor, a Qualcomm MSM8974-AB Snapdragon 801 chipset, an Adreno 330 GPU.

Memory and Camera

Sony Xperia Z2 has also got a 20.7MP rear camera with Exmor RS for mobile image sensor, 4K video capture, burst mode, 8x digital zoom, HDR for both picture/film, geo-tagging, HD video recording of 1080p, image stabilizer, red-eye reduction, touch capture, object tracking, scene recognition, Smile Shutter, touch focus, send to web, superior auto, sweep panorama, face detection, white balance and LED flash. It also has a 2.2MP front camera with HD video recording of 1080p. It has also got a RAM of 3GB along with an internal memory of 16GB which can be further expanded up to 64GB via a microSD or microSDXC memory card.

Connectivity and Battery

For connectivity, it includes GPRS with speed of up to 107kbps, EDGE with speed of up to 296kbps, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, NFC, Smart Connect, GPS with A-GPS support and GLONASS, a v2.0 micro USB port with USB On-the-go and USB Host, WLAN feature with Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi direct, DLNA and Wi-Fi. It runs on 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz), 3G (HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz) and 4G (LTE Bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,13,17,20) network frequencies. It has got a powerful and non-removable Li-Ion 3200mAh battery with a standby time of up to 740 hours, a talk time of up to 19 hours, a music playback time of up to 120 hours, a video playback time of up to 10 hours and Sony's battery STAMINA mode which can let you stay connected even longer as it automatically turns off the functions you don't need to save power when your display is inactive.

Shades and Price

It is available in White, Black and Purple shades at a price of 699 euros in France, Spain and Italy, 599 euros in Germany, 649 euros in Netherlands, 599 pounds in UK and 5,995 swedish krona in Sweden and INR 48,990 in India (approx., may vary).